John Clifton, Ph.D.

Language and Culture Documentation Services Coordinator, Senior Linguistics Consultant

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Linguistics, Indiana University, 1980
  • M.A., Linguistics, Indiana University, 1978
  • B.A., Linguistics, Anthropology, Indiana University, 1974

Current positions

  • Certified Senior Linguistics Consultant, SIL International, 2012–2016, 2017–2021, 2022–
  • International Language and Culture Documentation Section Coordinator, SIL International 2019-
  • Adjunct Faculty, Dallas International University 2020-
  • Adjunct Professor of Linguistics, University of North Dakota, 1981–

Other professional experience and service

  • Editorial Board member, Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 2011-
  • Consulting Editor, Journal of Language Survey Reports 1998-
  • International Linguistics Consultant, 2007–2011
  • Sociolinguistics Research Coordinator, SIL North Eurasia Group, 1998–2005
  • Editor, Language and Linguistics in Melanesia, 1992–1995
  • Series Editor, Data Papers on Papua New Guinea Languages, 1987–1995

Professional memberships

  • Oral History Association 2014–
  • Linguistic Society of America, 2007–
  • Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea, 1982–

Language proficiencies

  • English (eng): ILR 5
  • Tok Pisin (tpi): ILR 2
  • Russian (rus): ILR 1

Research interests

  • Orthography
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Language documentation
  • Languages of Azerbaijan
  • Languages of Papua New Guinea
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Caucasus
United States